What does it mean to witness for Chirst?

First of all, what is a witness? Well, if there is an automobile accident, the police will want to talk to any witnesses. Why? Because the witnesses actually saw what happened. They know the details because they were there. In the same way, what does it mean to be a Christian witness? Does it mean that you invite someone to church? Does it mean that you give someone a Bible? Maybe it means something more.

The definitions of a witness are (1) : attestation of a fact or event : testimony; (2) : one that gives evidence; specifically : one who testifies in a cause or before a judicial tribunal; (3) : one asked to be present at a transaction so as to be able to testify to its having taken place; (4) : one who has personal knowledge of something; (5)a : something serving as evidence or proof : sign b : public affirmation by word or example of usually religious faith or conviction (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witness).

If a witness is someone who has seen something and then gives testimony, what does it mean to be a witness of Jesus Christ? I would say that it means that we have evidence that we have personal knowledge of Jesus Christ and that we are giving public affirmation to this fact by sharing that fact by witnessing to others. While inviting someone to church is fine, it is not witnessing. We witness to non-believers so that they too might believe. We witness to fellow believers to build them up in their faith and to encourage them. Witnessing is bold and passionate because we KNOW something that is true. How can we NOT be passionate about knowing the Lord Jesus Christ unless we don't know Him at all (2 Corinthians 13:5)?

Have you ever noticed that when someone just hears something but never saw that same something, they can't seem to keep it to themselves (this is called gossip)? Well, if we SEE something and EXPERIENCE something, why then, do we say NOTHING? The fact is, we cannot speak of what we have not witnessed. If you have never shared your faith, does it really exist? If you have never been a witness of Jesus Christ, have you really seen Him?